LAX70DUJ35

NTSB accident investigation · Morrissey 2150A · Phoenix, AZ · May 21, 1970

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 21, 1970
Place
Phoenix, AZ · PHOENIX, AZ
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N5128VMorrissey 2150A
Status
Completed · report March 3, 1971
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
123034

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2185  70/5/21    PHOENIX,ARIZ        MORRISSEY 2150A     CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0845                    N5128V              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 34, 976 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            49 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PHOENIX-TURF
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PHOENIX,ARIZ                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           TURBULENCE                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - VORTEX TURBULENCE
        REMARKS- HELICOPTER FLT PATH APRX 100FT R AND PARALLEL TO RWY,WIND CALM. ENCTRD TURB ABT 25FT AGL.

Aircraft

Registration
N5128V
Reported as
Morrissey 2150A
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Phoenix-Turf

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.